MFD: Heated dog house engulfs storage building

Midland Reporter-Telegram

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12:36 pm CST, Monday, February 2, 2015

Midland firefighters with Northeast volunteer firefighters work to contain a fire in an unattached shed Monday, 2-2-15, before it spread to the mobile home right next to the building in the 2200 block of North County Road 1134. Tim Fischer\Reporter-Telegram less

Midland firefighters with Northeast volunteer firefighters work to contain a fire in an unattached shed Monday, 2-2-15, before it spread to the mobile home right next to the building in the 2200 block of North ... more

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Midland firefighters with Northeast volunteer firefighters work to contain a fire in an unattached shed Monday, 2-2-15, before it spread to the mobile home right next to the building in the 2200 block of North County Road 1134. Tim Fischer\Reporter-Telegram less

Midland firefighters with Northeast volunteer firefighters work to contain a fire in an unattached shed Monday, 2-2-15, before it spread to the mobile home right next to the building in the 2200 block of North ... more

Photo: Tim Fischer

MFD: Heated dog house engulfs storage building

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A heat lamp in a wooden dog house engulfed a storage building Monday in east Midland.

The Midland Fire Department, assisted by the Northeast Volunteer Fire Department and the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, responded at about 10:39 a.m. to the 2200 block of County Road 1134.

First responders found the storage building, which had the heated dog house on its porch, engulfed in flames. Crews worked to contain the fire to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby mobile home.

No one was injured in the fire, but the storage building and its contents were damaged, according to a press release from the city. Heat radiating from the flames caused damage to the exterior wall of the mobile home and the home also received smoke and water damage.

“Fire officials urge home owners to not place heat-producing devices inside dog houses or other pet structures, and to consider that pet structures could ignite a nearby residence or combustible structures if they catch on fire,” the city press release states. “MFD recommends bringing pets inside during cold weather or simply adding additional bedding and placing the pet house out of direct wind contact.”